Satellite imagery from Nov. 13 shows rows of airplanes at Kalama Airfield in Wonsan, North Korea. Satellite imagery from Planet Labs Inc. Aircraft identification by 38 North.
38 North: Military Aircraft Lined Up at the Wonsan Airport
A 38 North exclusive with analysis by Peter Makowsky and Jenny Town
Recent commercial satellite imagery shows tens of military aircraft parked wingtip to wingtip along the taxiways and parking aprons at North Korea’s Wonsan-Kalma International Airport. While the purpose of the display is unclear, the North may be preparing for a site visit by Kim Jong Un and possible demonstration of its air force capabilities. Similarly, it may be reviving the suspended annual Korean People’s Army Air and Anti-Air Force Flight Drill Competition, which is usually observed by Kim Jong Un and demonstrates the air force’s ability to destroy enemy targets. Other explanations may be staging for possible air exercises, although the wingtip-to-wingtip formation makes this scenario less likely, or potentially an air show like what took place in September 2016, although without a grand audience seems unlikely as well.
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Update: North Korea Seen Lining Up Military Aircraft For Possible Show (NPR)
WNU Editor: An inspection? An airshow?
3 comments:
Fuel line...
Do it enough and people will become desensitisd to this, then they will strike.
Roger is right about desensititiazation.
Tamerlane marched his army across the Starving Steppe to attack the Golden Horde and they became ragged. After crossing the steppe, Tamerlane held a military parade. The purpose of the parade was to check military readiness. Assured the military readiness was high enough Tamerlane gave battle and won.
Military parades can be Potemkin Villages or they can be deadly serious. Maybe Kim Jong Un is checking the military readiness of his air force. He wants see if his aircraft can actually fly. So he does not inspect them in-situ, but makes the majority of them move to get to the inspection site.
PS: If most of the planes flew there, we can be assured that the North Koreans have more flyable platforms than Herr Merkel the Fat.
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